Language And Decoloniality In Higher Education Reclaiming Voices From The South Christopher Stroud Editor by Christopher Stroud (editor) 9781350049086, 9781350049109, 1350049085, 1350049107 instant download after payment.

Language and Decoloniality in Higher Education presents a series of case studies from different higher education contexts in South Africa, a country which has undergone massive transformation in recent decades. It goes beyond profiling approaches which address these issues through the recognition and affirmation of different languages and groups (e.g. translanguaging, language as a resource). Instead it works with the notion of linguistic citizenship, a decolonial lens, to highlight how innovative educational practices and policies – which centre multilingualism and diversity – can be used as tools for transformation, not only in the sense of enhancing epistemic access, but also in the broader sense of giving voice to more marginal participants.
In addition, this volume includes commentaries from a number of highly respected scholars working in other southern contexts, who reflect on the insights and principles articulated by the case studies, and consider how these address issues on a global scale. Together, these case studies and commentaries explore how the centring of multilingualism and diversity – not only as core pedagogic principles, but also as a methodology for transformation – can be used to enhance access and recapture voice in the building of a more integrated and just society.
This volume offers cutting edge theoretical commentary as well as a host of practical insights for language and education practitioners, policy makers and scholars in contexts characterised by multilingualism, diversity and rapid social change.